Wow-this is good stuff- I came up with my own version after listening to MANY different versions..(I play it on fiddle (or banjo) D/G/Bm
-pick your own key)

I ain't got no use,
I ain't got no use,
I ain't got no use for your red rocking chair,
I Ain't got no honey baby now.
I Ain't got no sugar baby now.
I Ain't got no honey baby,sugar baby now.

Some old gambler came,
Some old gambler came with a pocket full of gold.
That gambler came and stole my jelly-roll,
That gambler came and stole my jelly-roll,

Who'll rock the cradle, who'll sing this song?
Who'll rock the cradle when your gone ?
Who'll rock the cradle when your gone ?

I'll rock the cradle, I'll sing this song.
I'll rock the cradle when you're gone.
I'll rock the cradle when you're gone.

I ain't got no use,
I ain't got no use,
For that red apple juice.
I'm living on corn whiskey now,
I'm living on corn whiskey now.

It's all I can do, it's all I can say,
I can't go on living this way.
I can't go on living this a-way.

End/Repeat First Verse.